1920s return to La Jolla for Athenaeum gala
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Join us in your best 1920s attire as we toast the town in the Athenaeum's historic 1921 William Templeton Johnson building in La Jolla! Enjoy live jazz, dancing, and art demonstrations; a silent auction; speakeasy-inspired cocktails; and art deco delicacies.Admission Information | "Ain't We Got Fun" tickets, at $250, offers entry to the event at 6:30 p.m., with food and open bar, and $50 is tax-deductible. "Got No Blues" tickets, at $500, includes "Ain't We Got Fun" benefits plus a limited edition art print by a local artist, and $300 is tax-deducti...
Print In February 1926 a new art gallery in Balboa Park was formally opened to the public in a building designed by William Templeton Johnson. In 1978, it was renamed the San Diego Museum of Art. From The Evening Tribune, Saturday, Feb. 20, 1926: Beauty of Memorial Art Gallery Revealed as Fence Is Removed; Now Filled With Treasure Colors By Hazel Boyer Braun The high board fence which has divided the Plaza de Panama in Balboa park for almost two years came down this week and revealed the beauty of the Fine Arts gallery in its relation to the other buildings on the plaza. Templeton Johnson, an...